Eisenhower
Subtitle: a life
By: Paul Johnson
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780670016822
Subjects: Presidents; Generals; Biography
Description: Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson's lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today with a focus on Eisenhower's years as a five-star general and his time as the thirty-fourth President of the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index.
Table of contents: title: Evolution of the perfect staff officer; title: Learning to command millions; title: The destruction of Nazi Germany; title: Running a top university; title: A fair campaign for the White House; title: The presidential art of balance; title: The best decade in American history.